This book looks at the failure of Philip II's Spanish Armada in 1588. The authors use new evidence to answer questions which have remained a mystery for 400 years: what was the reality of the Spanish threat and why did the Armada fail? Material from archives in Spain and The Netherlands has been augmented by the discoveries of Armada wrecks have enabled the authors to put together the pieces of the puzzle, fully explaining the phenomenon of the Spanish Armada and coming up with some unexpected conclusions.
- ISBN10 0140125353
- ISBN13 9780140125351
- Publish Date 27 August 1992 (first published 28 September 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 March 1996
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 304
- Language English